Democracy, Political Change and Global Governance

On May 19th 2011, The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Asia Program, the Transnational Challenges and Emerging Nations Dialogue (TRANSCEND) at the School of International Service, American University, and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, in cooperation with the ASEAN Studies Center at American University were honored to present a lecture by Dr. Surin Pitsuwan ASEAN Secretary General. ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan weighed in on current trends in democracy, political change and global governance in Asia. Dean Louis Goodman of American University offered introductory remarks. The session wias moderated by Amitav Acharya, the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance at American University.